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SUBSEQUENT EVENT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENT

NOTE 21 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT

 

The Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to December 31, 2023 and up through September 27, 2024 which is the date these consolidation financial statements were available to be issued, except as disclosed below, there are no other material subsequent events to disclose in these consolidated financial statements.

 

Pursuant to the notification from the government of Shouguang City, all bromine facilities in Shouguang City were temporarily closed from December 25, 2023 to February 20, 2024. To comply with such notification, the Company had temporarily stopped production at its bromine facilities during the aforesaid period and reopened the operating bromine and crude salt factories in February, 2024 as planned.

 

The Company retired some fixed assets including aqueducts and wells in June ,2024 for total amount approximately $29,169,008, due to (1) the aqueducts with serious water seepage, potential damage, and easy to cause environmental pollution; (2) Wells found with reduced water flow, low brine content and high energy consumption.

 

A wholly owned subsidiary of the Company entered into acquisition agreements with various sellers, pursuant to which the Company agreed to acquire from the sellers 5 parcels of crude salt fields located in Shouguang city Yangkou town for the total of aggregate price of RMB 280,762,000 (approximately US$38,619,257 based on the exchange rate on July 3, 2024) in June 2024.

 

Shandong Shouguang Vegetable Industry Group Co., Ltd. and Shandong Shouguang Vegetable Seed Group Co., Ltd. owe RMB15.0 million (Approximate $2.12 million) and RMB10.0 million (Approximate $1.41 million) to Shandong Deepin City Investment Emergency Lending Fund, respectively. A total of nine companies and individuals provided guarantee to these loans, including Shouguang Haoyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. and Shouguang Yuxin Chemical Co., LTD. However, considering the number of guarantors, the total amount of available fund indicated by Shandong Shouguang Vegetable Industry Group Co., Ltd. and legal advice, Gulf Resources believes that this guaranteed loan has limited impact on the company.